Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1If Maya had taken the job in Berlin last year, she ............... in Germany now.
Wrong!
Use "would be" for a present result of an unreal past condition.
2We ............... so tired today if the baby had slept through the night.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't be" for a present result of an unreal past condition.
3If I had listened to your advice about saving, I ............... worried about money now.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't be" for a present state that results from an unreal past action.
4Tom would understand the software much better now if he ............... the training course in April.
Wrong!
Use "had completed" in the if-clause for the unreal past condition.
5If the restaurant had hired more staff in the spring, customers wouldn't ............... about the slow service now.
Wrong!
Use "be complaining" after "wouldn't" for an ongoing present result.
6She would ............... a manager now if she hadn't turned down that promotion two years ago.
Wrong!
Use "be" after "would" for a present result of an unreal past decision.
7If we had brought a map with us yesterday, we ............... lost at the moment.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't be" for a present situation caused by an unreal past action.
8The team ............... in a stronger position now if they had won the first two matches.
Wrong!
Use "would be" for a present result of an unreal past outcome.
9If Daniel had backed up his files before the crash, he wouldn't ............... hours trying to recover them right now.
Wrong!
Use "be spending" after "wouldn't" for an ongoing present result ("right now") of a past condition.
10I ............... in this tiny flat now if I had found a better place when rents were lower.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't be living" for a present living situation caused by an unreal past condition.
11If the school had repaired the heating system in October, the classrooms wouldn't ............... so cold today.
Wrong!
Use "be" after "wouldn't" for a present condition caused by an unreal past action.
12He would have a lot more confidence now if his first boss ............... him better at the start of his career.
Wrong!
Use "had treated" in the if-clause for the unreal past cause.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- If Maya had taken the job in Berlin last year, she would be in Germany now.
- We wouldn’t be so tired today if the baby had slept through the night.
- If I had listened to your advice about saving, I wouldn’t be worried about money now.
- Tom would understand the software much better now if he had completed the training course in April.
- If the restaurant had hired more staff in the spring, customers wouldn’t be complaining about the slow service now.
- She would be a manager now if she hadn’t turned down that promotion two years ago.
- If we had brought a map with us yesterday, we wouldn’t be lost at the moment.
- The team would be in a stronger position now if they had won the first two matches.
- If Daniel had backed up his files before the crash, he wouldn’t be spending hours trying to recover them right now.
- I wouldn’t be living in this tiny flat now if I had found a better place when rents were lower.
- If the school had repaired the heating system in October, the classrooms wouldn’t be so cold today.
- He would have a lot more confidence now if his first boss had treated him better at the start of his career.